1 online resource (viii, 182 pages)

In the limbo bounded by rebellion and resignation, belonging and solitude, Ed Allen's middle Americans seem to be either freely adrift or uncomfortably vested in an exit strategy wholly inadequate for their circumstances. These sixteen darkly humorous stories gauge the tension between what we really feel and what we outwardly express, what we should do and what we manage to get done. In ""Celibacy-by-the-Atlantic, "" Phil negotiates a lingering, low-intensity regret brought on by the annual family get-together at his parents' beach house, where memories of his aimless, privileged adolescence mi

River of toys -- Celibacy-by-the-Atlantic -- Night of the red palm -- Wickersham Day -- Ralph goes to Mexico -- Hungry hungry hippos -- Burt Osborne rules the world -- How to swallow -- A lover's guide to hospitals -- In a city with dogs -- A bend among bumblebees -- Ashes north -- Hot plate -- A puddle of sex books -- Singing pumpkins -- A foolish but lovable airport

Print version record

plus-circle Add Review

comment

Reviews